THE HAGUE, Netherlands _ Chicago Bridge& Iron Co. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $150.4 million. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.43 per share. Chicago Bridge& Iron shares have dropped almost 1 percent since the beginning of the year.

COLUMBIA, S.C.— A special inspection is underway after damage to a nuclear reactor under construction in South Carolina, federal regulators said Monday. In a news release, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its representatives are launching a special inspection this week at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of...